title: Custom made tumor-prosthesis as a primary treatment for giant cell tumor of femur--case report.
abstract: The article presents the case of a 41-year-old patient with a tumor of the distal third of left femur. Following extended radiological diagnostic work-up, MR, and an open biopsy, the diagnosis of a giant cell tumor was made. In view of the patient's clinical status, diagnostic work-up, and considerable tumor size, the decision was made to resect the tumour and use a primary custom-made endoprosthesis. A good clinical outcome was achieved. Even with the extended diagnostic work-up, the determination of tumor malignancy still posed a diagnostic problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University Hospital, Białystok. mkarpiky@op.pl
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karpik
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reszeć
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skowroński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male